Sought: A neuroscientist with leadership experience to serve on the committee that reviews California’s funding of stem cell research. Found: Neurobiologist Michael Quick, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at USC. State Controller Betty T. Yee today appointed Quick to the committee that oversees the financial decisions of the California Institute for Regenerative …

Call it the magnet effect: A run of recruiting success at USC attracts new scholars who, in turn, become powerful draws for top colleagues, students and supporters. Magnet faculty newly recruited from prestigious institutions, such as Harvard University, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), promise to create …